There will be inconsistency between my numbers and “official” team man-games lost (MGL) figures due to teams' different reporting standards

Injury absence data I have used comes from the player profile pages on tsn.ca

Figures generally exclude minor league players (at my subjective discretion) who are often on teams’ IR lists at the start of each season, but include anyone who gets injured while on the active roster during the season

Illnesses are included, but healthy scratches, suspensions, and absences due to “personal reasons” are excluded

Games missed by “retired” players still under contract (Ryane Clowe, Nathan Horton, Marc Savard, Mattias Ohlund, Chris Pronger) are included in team breakdowns, but are separately visible and they are excluded from team comparison charts